For the past couple nights Kevin Youkilis has donned a sweet pair of goggles to help cover that nasty swollen eye after being hit with a throw from Mike Lowell. That thing looked more damaged than Brett Myers’ girlfriend in the middle of the Boston streets. Let’s hope Youk can make a full recovery and beat this swollen eye. If not, at least we can check out some really cool pair of goggles.

To help renown Youk’s new pair of eye wear I’ve come up with a list of the top 5 athletes who deserve to be recognized for their superior representation that is……The Goggled Athlete. Four of these guys just happen to play basketball, but of course, the guy who tops our list comes from the great sport of America’s past time.

Just to make things more clear, each player can make their case for claiming the top spot…but the final 2 was an absolute toss-up.

(h/t to Center Field for providing the Youk pic.) (more…)